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How long must the junk emails stay in junk folder.

phillipharris
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I understand the way Thunderbird automatically moves the emails into my Junk folder if it thinks it's junk, or if I mark it as Junk.

My question is: Once in the Junk folder, do they have to stay there forever, or a certain number of days or months for the learning process to take place, or can they be deleted straight away?

Cheers Phill.

I understand the way Thunderbird automatically moves the emails into my Junk folder if it thinks it's junk, or if I mark it as Junk. My question is: Once in the Junk folder, do they have to stay there forever, or a certain number of days or months for the learning process to take place, or can they be deleted straight away? Cheers Phill.

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user01229325
user01229325
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Read about junk controls here.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Junk_Mail_Controls

It says you do not need to store the junk after marking them.